Norway vs Switzerland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Norway
1.41 births per woman
in 2022
Switzerland
1.33 births per woman
in 2023
Norway rank
24th
Switzerland rank
25th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.41 births per woman against 1.33 births per woman in Switzerland, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 births per woman | 2.3 births per woman | 0.445 births per woman | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.09 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.3538 births per woman | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.1907 births per woman | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.87 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.356 births per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.4226 births per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.2142 births per woman | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 0.0233 births per woman | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 1.41 births per woman against 1.33 births per woman in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Norway ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.